EP 4107341 A2 20221228 - AN INLET MODULE FOR A SEPARATOR, A SEPARATOR AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A SEPARATOR
Title (en)
AN INLET MODULE FOR A SEPARATOR, A SEPARATOR AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A SEPARATOR
Title (de)
EINLASSMODUL FÜR EINEN SEPARATOR, SEPARATOR UND VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG EINES SEPARATORS
Title (fr)
MODULE D'ENTRÉE POUR SÉPARATEUR, SÉPARATEUR ET PROCÉDÉ DE FABRICATION D'UN SÉPARATEUR
Publication
Application
Priority
- GB 202002320 A 20200219
- EP 2021054070 W 20210218
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2021165423A2] There is described an inlet module for a separator, the separator comprising a chamber defined by a chamber wall having a chamber wall opening, the inlet module comprising an attachment portion and a projecting portion extending from the attachment portion, wherein the attachment portion is configured to be coupled to the chamber wall and comprises an inlet for receiving into the inlet module liquid passing through the chamber wall opening, wherein the projecting portion comprises an outlet directed such that the liquid exits the inlet module and creates a circulating flow within the chamber about a central axis of the chamber, wherein the projecting portion is offset from the attachment portion such that a gap is formed between the projecting portion and the chamber wall through which the circulating flow can pass, wherein the projecting portion comprises a first wall defining the gap, a second wall opposing the first wall, a first side wall connecting the first and second walls at a first side of the inlet module and a second side wall opposing the first side wall and connecting the first and second walls at a second side of the inlet module, and wherein the second side wall is continuous and the first side wall defines the outlet such that the outlet is directed tangentially with respect to the central axis and such that the liquid exits the inlet module in a tangential direction with respect to the central axis. There is also described a method of manufacturing a separator, the method comprising: obtaining an inlet module from a range of inlet modules; obtaining a further inlet module from the range of inlet modules; removing a distal end of the projecting portion of the further inlet module so as to form an outlet module; and coupling the inlet module and the outlet module to the chamber wall so as to form a separator.
IPC 8 full level
E03F 5/10 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP GB US)
B04C 3/06 (2013.01 - US); C02F 1/38 (2013.01 - US); E03F 5/04 (2013.01 - GB); E03F 5/0401 (2013.01 - US); E03F 5/106 (2013.01 - EP US); E03F 5/14 (2013.01 - GB US); C02F 2001/007 (2013.01 - US)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 2021165423A2
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
BA ME
Designated validation state (EPC)
KH MA MD TN
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 2021165423 A2 20210826; WO 2021165423 A3 20211104; AU 2021223691 A1 20220922; AU 2021223691 B2 20240321; CA 3171921 A1 20210826; EP 4107341 A2 20221228; GB 202002320 D0 20200401; GB 2593669 A 20211006; GB 2593669 B 20230201; SA 522440218 B1 20231211; US 2023108521 A1 20230406
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 2021054070 W 20210218; AU 2021223691 A 20210218; CA 3171921 A 20210218; EP 21706573 A 20210218; GB 202002320 A 20200219; SA 522440218 A 20220818; US 202117904380 A 20210218